German FG 42 Type II Museum Quality Replica Non-Firing Automatic Rifle by Shoei of Japan U.S. Antique Guns Dating from the 1880s and

Dating from the 1880s and no doubt used in the Tuereg wars with the Colonial French Foreign Legion

However the leather is solid

in size 64cm

and has the correct "fold down" skirt for colder weather

German FG 42 Type II Museum Quality Replica Non-Firing Automatic Rifle by Shoei of Japan U.S. Antique Guns Dating from the 1880s andReplica Item: The FG 42 (Fallschirmjgergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7. 9257mm Mauser automatic rifle produced in Germany during World War II. The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers until the end of the war. It combined the characteristics and firepower of a light machine gun in a lightweight form slightly shorter (but considerably